The Best Mystery Movies Rated PG-13

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List of PG-13 mystery movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best PG-13 mystery movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest PG-13 mystery movie of all time is. This list of popular PG-13 mystery movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top PG-13 mystery movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great PG-13 mystery films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific PG-13 mystery film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

This list below has a variety of movies, like Inception and The Prestige, in it.

If you're trying to find out "What are the best PG-13 mystery movies?" and "What are the most famous PG-13 mystery movies?" then this list is the perfect resource for you.

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Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy
Released: 2010
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law
Released: 2009
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
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The Ring
Naomi Watts, Pauley Perrette
Released: 2002
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
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The Prestige
Scarlett Johansson, David Bowie
Released: 2006
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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The Manchurian Candidate
Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury
Released: 1962
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
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The Pelican Brief
Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington
Released: 1993
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
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Minority Report
Cameron Diaz, Tom Cruise
Released: 2002
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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The Fugitive
Julianne Moore, Harrison Ford
Released: 1993
Directed by: Andrew Davis
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Knowing
Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne
Released: 2009
Directed by: Alex Proyas
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Cloverfield
Odette Annable, Lizzy Caplan
Released: 2008
Directed by: Matt Reeves
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Source Code
Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan
Released: 2011
Directed by: Duncan Jones
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One Missed Call
Meagan Good, Ariel Winter
Released: 2008
Directed by: Eric Valette
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Red Riding Hood
Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman
Released: 2011
Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Johnny Depp, Jude Law
Released: 2009
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
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Solaris
George Clooney, Viola Davis
Released: 2002
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
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The Bourne Identity
Matt Damon, Clive Owen
Released: 2002
Directed by: Doug Liman
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The Illusionist
Jessica Biel, Edward Norton
Released: 2006
Directed by: Neil Burger
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Emma Watson, Robert Pattinson
Released: 2007
Directed by: David Yates
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Abduction
Sigourney Weaver, Taylor Lautner
Released: 2011
Directed by: John Singleton
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part I
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe
Released: 2010
Directed by: David Yates
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The Bourne Ultimatum
Matt Damon, Julia Stiles
Released: 2007
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
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The Others
Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston
Released: 2001
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar
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Ghost
Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg
Released: 1990
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Rachel McAdams, Robert Downey Jr.
Released: 2011
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
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The Grudge
Sarah Michelle Gellar, KaDee Strickland
Released: 2004
Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
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